Surnames of German Origin

41,627 surnames found of German origin

Griesmeyer
The surname Griesmeyer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "gries," meaning "gray" or "gray-haired," and "meyer," meaning "farmer" or "tenant farmer." Therefore......
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Griess
The surname Griess is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grīze," meaning "gray." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a gray-colored feature, s......
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Griesse
The surname Griesse is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grīze," meaning "gray." It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone with gr......
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Griesser
The surname Griesser is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grīzen," meaning "to shudder" or "to tremble." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone ......
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Griest
The surname Griest is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grīst," meaning "horror" or "fear." It is believed to have originally been a nickname for someone who was fea......
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Griewahn
The surname Griewahn is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grīwēn," meaning "to grieve" or "to mourn." It is likely that the surname was originally given to someone w......
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Grifaldo
The surname Grifaldo is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Grifaldo, which itself is a combination of the Germanic elements "grif" meaning "grip" or "claw" and "wald" meaning "......
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Grife
The surname Grife is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grif," meaning "grip" or "handle." It is believed to have originally been an occupational name for someone who......
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Griffard
The surname Griffard is of French origin and is derived from the personal name "Griffard," which itself is a variant of the name "Girard." The name "Girard" is composed of the Germanic elements "gē......
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Griffel
The surname Griffel is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "grifel," meaning "stylus" or "writing implement." It is believed to have originally been an occupational nam......
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Surnames of German Origin

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